Brollan: “We Just Need to Step Up for Tomorrow Because We Want Revenge Against Falcons”

Brollan: “We Just Need to Step Up for Tomorrow Because We Want Revenge Against Falcons”

MOUZ’s captain Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin cut a relaxed but purposeful figure after booking a place in the ESL Pro League Season 22 semi-finals. Speaking to HLTV following the 2-1 win over NAVI, the Swede said the message inside the camp was simple: “We just need to step up for tomorrow because we want revenge.” The opponent he had in mind is Falcons, who beat MOUZ in Stage 2 and now await them again in the last four.

The quarter-final itself gave MOUZ a stern workout before it turned convincing. NAVI snatched Ancient 16-14 after overtime swings and multi-kill heroics from b1t and makazze, but MOUZ answered with a measured T-side on Inferno to level the series 13-8. All momentum then flowed to the European mix on the Train decider: a 9-3 attack-half, a converted pistol round, and a 13-4 close made the difference, with xertioN’s impact rounds and structure around him breaking NAVI’s resilience. The result sealed MOUZ’s passage to the semi-finals and set up Saturday’s rematch with Falcons—precisely the opportunity Brollan says the team craved. 

Asked what changed between a labored Stage 2 and the sharper playoff showing, Brollan pointed first to communication and roles. Since stepping into the in-game leader role, he said, the goal has been to refine mid-round calling while keeping the team’s trademark pace. English comms have been a focal point—vital with Spinx in the lineup—and Brollan noted that the team’s day-to-day has become more consistent as the five settle into a common vocabulary for space-taking, utility timings and late-round protocols. He also highlighted the information he gets from torzsi (and the latitude the AWPer receives in return) as a cornerstone of how MOUZ want to manipulate rotations on T sides.

The NAVI series underlined that adjustment. Even though iM topped the server on Train and cracked open sites with stunning multi-kills, MOUZ’s responses were controlled: xertioN’s 1v3 pistol on the decider, carefully layered executes to deny retakes, and a structure that kept Jimpphat and Spinx in impactful positions during the late halves. That balance—letting star riflers play to their strengths while maintaining a clear calling spine—has been Brollan’s remit since he took the armband. 

Brollan also addressed the looming Falcons clash. The last time the teams met, Falcons edged a 2-1 on Stage 2, punishing small timing errors and mid-round hesitations. Brollan’s takeaway was that MOUZ must be more decisive in the mid-map fights and deny Falcons the easy space they used to layer pressure in the previous meeting. He singled out the importance of early map control to stop Falcons’ supportive riflers from enabling their stars in the late round—something that burned MOUZ in the earlier loss and something they have drilled since.

Beyond tactics, the captain spoke about confidence and routine. He said the team’s practice days before playoffs finally “felt normal” again: cleaner scrim blocks, a steadier veto process, and clearer expectations about who calls what during hectic rounds. That, he insisted, is why they closed out Train so ruthlessly against NAVI after a narrow opener—what might have slipped in Stage 2 was snapped shut in the quarter-final.

The numbers from the series back up the story. After the tight Ancient, MOUZ found a gear on Inferno and Train—two maps where their T-side spacing and post-plants have recently looked best—while NAVI faded outside of iM’s individual brilliance. The HLTV match report marked the margin on the decider (13-4) as emphatic, signaling how comfortably MOUZ translated preparation to stage play once the veto landed in their wheelhouse. 

Now attention shifts to the semi-final, and to that “revenge” theme Brollan kept returning to. He dismissed any talk of external pressure, instead framing the run as a checkpoint for the new leadership structure and the mixed-nationality lineup to prove it can peak on demand. If MOUZ’s composure versus NAVI and their improved comms hold, the rematch offers a tailor-made test of whether the lessons from Stage 2 were absorbed.

Key points confirmed by HLTV sources:

• Brollan’s “step up… we want revenge” comment and emphasis on improved comms and roles came in his post-match interview.

• MOUZ defeated NAVI 2-1 in the EPL S22 quarter-final (Ancient 14-16, Inferno 13-8, Train 13-4) to reach the semi-finals and face Falcons in a rematch of their Stage 2 series, which Falcons won 2-1.

With the bracket tightening and another best-of-three looming, Brollan’s blueprint is clear: keep the calls crisp, let the riflers run, and turn a stinging Stage 2 defeat into a statement semi-final.